"An assassin's dignity? Heh, interesting, interesting. That really is..." With a scoff and a light tap of his toes against the ground, Achill used Flash Step and appeared high behind Rex! Raising his pale Moon White blade, he chuckled softly. "Interesting..." Then he brought the blade crashing down!
Clang! Sparks flew as the blade struck a black metal shield that had appeared out of thin air! The clear ring of clashing metal resounded—
"Oh? Not bad! You managed to block even that..." Chuckling, he briefly braced himself against Hollow air. Just then, an unusual ripple surged across the black metal shield protecting Rex's back. The next instant, slender black metal needles, each as large as a thumb, erupted from the shield!
Over a hundred metal needles shot out at once, instantly piercing Achill's figure to shreds!
Yet not a trace of joy appeared on Rex's face! Instead, his pupils contracted sharply, and without a second thought, he swept one hand down to guard the left side of his waist!
Clang! Amid the piercing screech of scraping metal, a beautiful moon-white blade suddenly appeared out of thin air and slashed hard against Rex's palm, which was covered in black iron sand! Its razor-sharp edge cut viciously into his left palm like a high-speed cutting machine. Iron sand scattered and sparks filled the air!
Only then did the figure riddled with holes by the earlier barrage of metal needles slowly fade into Hollow nothingness. Once again, it had been an afterimage left by his overwhelming speed!
"Heh, your reflexes aren't bad!" With a soft chuckle, Achill abruptly drove more strength into his hand! The sharp blade instantly sliced through the protective Iron Sand, and he laughed aloud. "Unfortunately—" His right hand suddenly dragged the blade hard to one side!
Squelch! Blood gushed